Veterans Heritage Project Student Scholarship Program was created to provide monetary assistance to clearly outstanding college-bound students participating in the Veterans Heritage Program.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

  1. VHP Applicants for AVHOFS scholarships must be Arizona High School seniors planning to attend a four- or two-year school, have maintained an excellent scholastic standing, demonstrated qualities of leadership and good moral character, and been in good standing as a member and participant of a VHP Chapter during the current academic school year.
  2. The number of scholarships to be awarded and the monetary amount of the award will be determined by the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame Society’s Scholarship Committee.
  3. The VHP will rank the finalists and submit their findings to the Chairperson of the AVHOFS Scholarship Committee. Findings must be received NLT 15 February.
  4. The AVHOFS Scholarship Chairperson will inform the VHP of the names of the VHP students who will receive scholarship awards.
  5. The applicant must submit:
  1. A 500-word typed essay. This essay should be open-ended and specify why VHP is important to the applicant and how it will influence his/her future academically and later in life.
  2. A one-paragraph letter of recommendation from the VHP Chapter Advisor, sealed in an envelope with the Advisor’s signature written over the seal, must accompany each essay.
  1. Applicants selected are expected to attend the award Ceremony.
  2. Student Scholarship honorees and their parents’ will be invited as guests of the AVHOFS and their meals compliments of the AVHOFS. Additionally, the VHP Chapter Advisor may be invited as a guest of the VHP
  3. Award Presentation Procedure: At the Patriotic Awards Event, the AVHOFS President or his/her designee will present a check in the approved amount to each recipient.

ESSAY AND APPLICATION INFORMATION:

Please include the following information in your submission in addition to your essay and letter of recommendation:

  1. VHP Chapter
  2. Your Name
  3. Social Security Number (SSAN is required for IRS purposes only and will not be retained)
  4. Home Address
  5. Home phone number
  6. Mobile phone number
  7. Institution to which you have or are planning to apply
  8. What is your career choice, and what is your proposed field of study?
  9. A portrait style photograph suitable for publication in the event program is required upon selection. The photograph is NOT required prior to selection.

SUBMISSION:

Application information, essay and letter of recommendation should be typed and submitted to ‘VHP Scholarship Committee, PO Box 1297, Carefree, AZ 85377-1297 not later than 15 February.